talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
messenger; envoy; emissary
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
three; three years of age
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
armed forces; military; troops
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to rank next to; to come after
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
strategy meeting; council of war
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly